The Berlin Wall across the world
Location: Münster-Nienberge, exact position unknown 1 segment from the border sector in Wedding In 2014 the professional sprayer Phillip Schabert discovered a Wall segment on an unused industrial area in Muenster. The owner was easily found, the purchase quickly done. Now the Wall is waiting to be erected on a public area for everyone’s interest. Originally the Nienberger […]
Location: Place du Luxembourg, in front of the European Parliament 16 segments (partly temp. in 2009) On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall the Place du Luxembourg was changed temporally into Checkpoint Charlie in November 2009: A replica of the border post was set up, also a photo exhibition […]
Location: Urban green space at the Rhumebrücke 1 segment of the border area Berlin Mitte Northeim, located in the south of Lower Saxony, was a garrison town until 1992 and home of the Scharnhorst Barracks. With the retreat of the Bundeswehr the almost 100 years of military history of the town came to an end. A […]
Location: German school 1 segment A section of the Berlin Wall has stood on the grounds of the German School in Richmond, south-west of London, since 1994. This section was originally a gift from the German Federal Government to the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was […]
Location: German Embassy, temporarilynew site: U.S. Diplomacy Center 1 segment Erected in November 2014 close to the German Embassy in Washington, this segment of the Berlin Wall has an eventful past: It is signed by Helmut Kohl, George Bush sen., Michail Gorbachev and other political leaders and persons of influence, who played a part in the Cold War […]